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business and that has meant many different changes and initiatives every year . As any SME leader knows , anything is possible when you have a target .

Think beyond elections

The priority level of climate change rises and falls depending on political terms , which are short . The long-term strategic goals that have been set out cannot be solved in the few years between elections . We need the stability of an ‘ always on ’ sustainability body that works within the next 29-year time frame , that is independent and has cross-party support . This function needs to be committed to the longterm goals to legislate change and ensure targets are met .

Better reporting

We are a manufacturer and still 95 % of our impact is in our supply chain . Greenhouse gas emissions are categorised into scopes . Scope one covers direct emissions from owned sources . Scope two covers indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity and gas consumed . Scope three includes all other indirect emissions that occur in the supply chain . It is important for SMEs to measure the impact of all three to have the full carbon footprint picture , and ultimately how to reduce it . This will mean that not only will Government be assisting SMEs to reach net zero but also reaching further along supply chains , creating widespread meaningful change .

Seacourt is now one of the most sustainable printing companies in the world . Through a sustainability journey we have reduced our carbon footprint to net positive , measured to verify our impact and we give back to support environmental sustainability . All of this is done to create planet positive printing . Our sustainable journey has been a third of our existence – we did not get to being a net positive business by firing a silver bullet . We have made many , many small incremental steps that have made the difference , year on year continually moving forwards . The only way to achieve net zero and halt the climate crisis is for Government to work hand in hand with SMEs . We power the UK economy and can power positive sustainable change too . �

THROUGH A SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY WE HAVE REDUCED OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT TO NET POSITIVE , MEASURED TO VERIFY OUR IMPACT AND WE GIVE BACK TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY .